PIX: Bollywood's torrid affair with 'Ishq'

PIX: Bollywood's torrid affair with 'Ishq'

With most of its subjects designed around a boy and girl, how they fall in love and win against all odds, it demands a title most romantic in nature. Naturally, there's no shortage of movie names with love, prem, pyaar, mohabbat or ishq.

But nothing's trending like Ishq at the moment what with both Friday releases carrying a version of the all-important word in its title -- Ishaqzaade and Dangerous Ishhq.

While one marks the debut of producers Boney and Mona Kapoor's son, Arjun alongside Parineeti Chopra under the direction of Habib Faisal for the YRF banner, the latter is Karisma Kapur's comeback vehicle exploring a relationship spanning 500 years.

On that note, here are some other instances of Ishq-titled flicks in Bollywood.

Salaam-E-Ishq

Nikhil Advani's version of Love Actually may have been a star-studded affair with the likes of Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Govinda, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan and Juhi Chawla headlining its cast.

Only the mediocre script and contrived treatment did no one any favours.

Ishq Vishk

With its loosely-reminiscent of Grease storyline and a peppy soundtrack, Shahid Kapur's debut co-starring Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala clicked well with its target audience -- a young, college-going crowd.

Ishq Par Zor Nahi

Two friends, one girl. Dharmendra, Sadhana and Bishwajeet form a love triangle in Ishq Par Zor Nahi high on S D Burman's mellifluous score with popular songs like Yeh dil deewana hai and Sach kehti hai duniya.